Subgerminal

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Below the germinal disc. not-comparable

    "Even before a chicken egg is laid, cells with greater amounts of yolk begin falling into a subgerminal cavity beneath the blastoderm."

Example

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"Even before a chicken egg is laid, cells with greater amounts of yolk begin falling into a subgerminal cavity beneath the blastoderm."

Etymology

From sub- + germinal.

Related phrases

germinal disc

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